Other eye-openers: Marilyn Manson, Quentin Tarantino and more

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Jan 12, 2013 at 12:01 AMJan 12, 2013 at 1:24 PM

Marilyn Manson is seeking an apology from self-proclaimed "rock vixen" Seraphim Ward, who leaked false stories last year saying Manson asked her to marry him. In his letter, obtained by TMZ.com, Manson makes it clear he has had "no romantic or other association" with Ward. He thinks she spread the lies to gain publicity. His lawyers are preparing a lawsuit against Ward.

• Marilyn Manson is seeking an apology from self-proclaimed “rock vixen” Seraphim Ward, who leaked false stories last year saying Manson asked her to marry him. In his letter, obtained by TMZ.com, Manson makes it clear he has had “no romantic or other association” with Ward. He thinks she spread the lies to gain publicity. His lawyers are preparing a lawsuit against Ward.

• Django Unchained director Quentin Tarantino cut off a British TV interviewer for repeatedly asking questions about violence in films. Tarantino said the violence in his and other films is based in fantasy. When pressed further, he declared: “I’m not your slave, and you’re not my master. You can’t make me dance to your tune. I’m not your monkey.”

• Wilko Johnson, the former guitarist for the band Dr. Feelgood and an actor on Game of Thrones, has terminal cancer, his manager revealed. “He has chosen not to receive any chemotherapy,” Robert Hoy wrote in a post on Johnson’s Facebook page. “He has just set off on a trip to Japan; on his return, we plan to complete a new CD, make a short tour of France, then give a series of farewell gigs in the U.K.”